Convertible toy



Dec. 25, 1934. D OOD PEED 1,985,656

CONVERTI BLE TOY Filed Jan. 9, 1932 6 0015 ve a (Z Gum/W143 toy embodying the present invention. While of it may be readily Patented Dec. 25, 1934 a a JUNITEDSTATES PATE.

CONVERTIBLE TOY Lawrence D. Goodspeed, Wilton, Maine I Application January 9,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to the class of toys and pertains particularly to a convertible toy.

The primary-object of the presentinvention is to provide a wheeled toy which is so'designed that converted from one form to another. I

A more specific object is to provide a toy which is so designed that it may be changed orconverted from an airplane to an automobile having a stream-line form of body, or vice versa.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide an airplane toy having wings and tail rudders which arereadily detachable and further having means whereby supporting wheels may be attached to the body, in addition to a pair already in place thereon, so that upon the removal of the wings and rudders and the addition of the extra wheels, the toy will simulate a motor vehicle of the racing type. l

A still further object of the invention is to provide a toy airplane having a body of turned material to which are removably attached a propeller, wings, tail rudders and supporting wheels and in connection with which means is provided whereby the supporting wheels maybe shifted forwardly and an additional pair of wheels added at a point rearwardly of the transverse center, so as to convert the airplane into an automobile.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part'of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes 'or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 shows the toy embodying the present invention assembled as an airplane;

Figure 2 is a view in top plan of the toy as illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the toy converted into an automobile.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates generally the body of the erably turned as a unit from a body of wood.

As shown the body 1, is of circular cross section 1932, Serial No. 585,779

throughout and is tapered from a point adjacent the transverse center to one end, this end being indicated by the numeral 2 andconstituting the rear of the body. The front end of the body while slightly rounded about its edge, is cut substantially" square across as illustrated and formed therein upon the axial center of the body is an aperture 3 into which is frictionally engaged one end of a pin 4 upon which is mounted a pro-' peller 5. v i

The rear end 2 of the body has cut therein the relatively deep slot 6 which is vertically disposed in the finished toy and which is also in the plane of the longitudinal center of the body.

The slot 6 is formed to receive the vertical rudder element 7 which is joined to and carries the horizontal elevator element 8. As shown these elevator elements 7 and 8 are so joined together that the vertical rudder has a portion above and a portionbelow the elevator and the elevator projects beyond the vertical faces of the vertical rudder. The engagement of the vertical rudder '7 in the slot 6 is frictional so that it may be readily removed from connection with the body.

Adjacent the forward end of the body a relatively deep notch 9 is out which has a vertical forward wall 10 and a gradually inclined rearwardly extending wall 11. This notch 9 constitutes the cock-pit of the plane.

Mounted on theinclined surface of wall 11 of the notch 9 forming the cock-pit of the body is a spherical body 12 which is painted to simulate the head of an occupant.

Disposed transversely of the body forwardly of the cock-pit 9 is the elongated relatively broad and flat member 13, the portions thereof which extend beyond the sides of the body forming wings 14. The body 1 is provided in its top with a pair or more of apertures 15 in which are extended the pins 16 which pass through corresponding apertures in the body 13 to maintain the latter rigidly in position. These pins 16 are readily removable from their apertures 15 so that the wings may be readily removed. Forwardly of the unit 13 the body has mounted therein an element 17 which simulates the filling cap nozzle .of a radiator when the toy is converted into an automobile.

The body 1 has formed transversely therethrough three passages which are indicated by the numerals 18, 19 and 20, the passages 18 and 19 being located forwardly of the transverse center of the body while the passage 20 is located rearwardly thereof.

N 1, OFFICE When the toy is assembled to simulate an airplane there is extended through the passage 19, which is the nearest to the transverse center of the machine, an axle member 21, upon the ends of which are removably mounted the wheel members 22.

When the toy is assembled to form the airplane shown in Figure 1 only one pair of wheels is, of course, employed. When the airplane is to be converted into an automobile the pin 4 carrying the propeller is removed as are also the pins 16 which retain thewings in place. These elements are thereby taken off of the body and the rudders '7 and 8 are also removed. The wheels 22 are then moved forwardly by taking one wheel off of the axle 21 and withdrawing the axle. from the passage 19 and replacing it in the forward passage 18 and then replacing: the removed wheel thereon. There is then extended through the passage 20 an axle 23 upon the ends of which are placed thewheels 24. There is thus obtained thev toy shown in Figure 3 which simulates a motor vehicle havinga stream-line body.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the toy illustrated and herein described may be easily and quickly converted from an airplane to an automobile or vice versa'.

I-Iaving thus described the invention, what is claimedisr- A toy of the character described, comprising an elongated body formed solid throughout, vertical and horizontal rudders carried by the body at one end, a propeller rotatably mounted on the body at the other end, wings carried by and extending laterally from the body adjacent the propeller end, the body immediately rearwardly of the wings having a transverse area cut away forming a vertical and a forwardly and downwardly inclined wall, a spherical body mounted upon said inclined wall and extending above the plane of said wings, said body being designed to simulate a head, a pointed securing element passing through the spherical body into the inclined surface on which it rests, said elongated body having a plurality of passages formed transversely therethrough and parallelling said wings, said passages being spaced longitudinally of the body and located in a plane below the longitudinal center thereof an axle removably extended through one of said passages,-and a wheel remov ably mounted upon each end of said axle, said axle being adapted for extension through any one of said passages to vary the location of the wheels. 1

LAWRENCE D. GOODSPEED. 

